Stock market live updates on March 15, 2024: HPCL, Indian Oil and BPCL slid 2-4 per cent after the government cut prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre from today
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Opening Bell: Equity benchmark indices opened lower Friday amid weak global sentiment following a hotter than expected increase in US wholesale inflation. The BSE Sensex fell 200 points to 72,892 and the NSE Nifty slipped 50 points to 22,090.
Axis Bank, Infosys, M&M, HCLTech, L&T, Wipro led losses on the Sensex, while BPCL and Grasim were the additional Nifty losers.
On the flip side, Power Grid, NTPC, Tata Motors, UPL, ONGC were the among the frontline gainers.
The broader markets were relatively firm. The BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices held gains of up to 0.8 per cent.
Among other stocks, HPCL, Indian Oil and BPCL slid 2-4 per cent after the government cut prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 2 per litre from today.
Paytm hit the 5 per cent upper circuit after NPCI allowed it to operate as a third party application provider on UPI via SBI, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, and YES Bank.
Nifty IT held most losses, down nearly 1 per cent. Nifty Realty and PSU Bank were leading gains with 1 per cent upmove.
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First Published: Mar 15 2024 | 7:30 AM IST
